Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-13
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.

Superintendent Dutton'S Annual Re. POrt-Increase of the Number of schools and Scholars In the Last Ten Years-Feachers Who Have Re-
 stsned-Recommenda Made.
 The sixth annual report of Superintendent
 Dutton of the schools has just been published
 in pamphlet form. He says, to begin with,
 that he has no hesitation in saying that the
 evidences of progress have been greater dur
 ing the past year than in any recent one, and
 that the present condition of the schools is
 such as to afford just ground for congratula-
 tion and encouragement. sAmong the many indications of prosper ity may be mentioned, CD the addition to our l teaching force of a large number of trained and skillful teachers, and more general agreement in favor of progressive methods of teaching; @ the extension and application of the industrial idea in various lines of teach ing, as arithmetic, geography and primary occupations. as well in the more special lines of drawing, sewing and carpentry; (3) full recognition on the part of the board of education and the public generally of the needs of the High school with respect to more adequate accommodations, ill order that this most essential feature of the school system may not fall in arrears in it's capacity
 
 'fIn calling attention to the various de- partments of effort I desire to recognize throughout the hearty co operation of princi- pals and teachers, which has contributed not little to the better accomplishment of ev- cry good plan. A cheerful spirit and will lingness to labor hard has been not the ex- ception, but the rule. It is the general diff fusion of this moral earnestness that has en- abled the New Haven schools for many years to stand in the first rank" The following statistics are not wanting in interest. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1sS6-s7. ] The population of the New Haven city school district, which comprises the } entire city. according to the U 5. oo, | westviIie part of the town, but not of the city .......................- 1,494 Total population of the city and town 6s,s8a PROPERTY VALUATION FOR 1886 (APPRoxIMATEl. 1 Assessed valuation of real and personal property of the town and city $50 03S, ,999 Deduct the assessed value of Westville. 1O7O,9S4
 Total assessed value of the city: ... $4sses. .o15 The of district taxation for all school purposes was O03, or mills
 The town Appropriation for all school | purposes was one mill on the dollar. 001 Amount of city and town tax. 17 mills .O17 Total taxation for all purposes. 20 mills OH dollar. .-...----...--.... O2U RATIO OF CHILDREN POPULATION. The number of persons between the ages
 1ne!ss:s Ss5s s .isss 5sss; 7 Ssss nsss sss The5 ratio of the number of children be- tween and 16 years to the whole population of the city was in 1850 as supposing the ratio to be the same now the present population of the city may be estimated thus: The number
 of children enumerated in the school district multiplied by the ratio will give the population of the city dis trict for the year 1887, 1. e. +, ,259x 4.416-76,215. Add for Westvile and South End 1s90 and the estimated population of the whole town is..... 78,105 SCHOOL BUILDINGS Number of schools owned andloccupied by
 the district. SU Number of schools occupied and rented by
 the district ............-.-....,.-.,,...
 Number of orphan asylums where schools
 are held Number of school houses occupied by the QlSIrlct Number of school rooms occupied .--.... PA
 iRs1ssss EsnSsf of seats 11.aasii aasii Increase of seats. 452 Total number of teachers employed in the day and evening schools. ............. 317 NUMBER PUPILS Whole number registered during the year 14S93 Average number registered (belongng) during the year ..-.................... 10,636 Average number in daily attendance. e,928 Increase. ....-..........-............ 1s7